With the goal of our son moving into his new “big boy” bedroom during the first full week of May, it comes time to install for him a ceiling fan. Living in Phoenix, AZ it is almost impossible to go to bed at night during the summer without one. The theme for his room is [...]
The newest James Bond, SKYFALL comes out on Blu-ray & DVD this next week (Febuary 12th, 2013). So in honor of that, this week is a non-steampunk related post. However, I hope that you find some of this stuff useful. DISCLAIMER: Before you continue all the following information is for educational use only. If you break [...]
The Victorians loved their alcoholic beverages, though I believe this was mostly the case due to the quality and over all safety surrounding drinking water during that time. The most popular alcohols during the Victorian era being rum, champagne, vodka, wine, bourbon, and gin. Rum was popular in the Caribbean; Vodka was popular in eastern Europe; Wine was [...]
Most of last week I revealed slowly what I was going to be wearing to the 2012 Downtown Phoenix Mardi Gras Parade as a part of the Arizona Steampunk Society (SteamAZ.com) It started with a shave… (View Tuesday’s Post) Then to the often overlooked accessory of footwear… (View Wednesday’s Post) Almost always a must, the vest… (View [...]
From the day before the day before yesterday(Tuesday) until the end of the week (tomorrow), I will be revealing slowly what I will be wearing to the 2012 Downtown Phoenix Mardi Gras Parade as a part of the Arizona Steampunk Society (SteamAZ.com) It started with a shave… (View Tuesday’s Post) Now to the often overlooked [...]